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Wednesday, November 14, 2012

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From: Bruce Lloyd <info@shapingtomorrow.com>
Date: 13 November 2012 17:14:15 GMT
To: Dvw@gmx.co.uk
Subject: Trend Alert

Trend Alert

Trend Alert

13 November 2012

The future of work

The where, when, how, what and who of work and the workforce are experiencing changes the combined impacts of which will be significant for almost all organisations whatever their size, sector or markets. To compete effectively, organisations need to understand the scale of these changes and explore the implications of these trends impacting all aspects of the organisation from sales to operations and everything in between. Workers too need to chart their future careers by knowing the likely opportunities and risks presented by changing markets, industries and employment models.

 

What is changing?

Major changes in both the nature and skills required of the workers and the dynamics in the global labour market are creating both uncertainty and opportunity.

  • For decades work has been moving from developed to developing economies, this shift is starting to slow and in some cases reverse.  The rationale for locating manufacturing and service operations overseas is not as clear due to a number of factors including rising labour costs, less reliance on labour due to more automation, and rising transport costs.  For many industries and markets the risks are rising and the rewards are dwindling.  Research and statistics show service roles and manufacturing returning to advanced economies.
  • Advances in technology are enabling the next wave of automation and changing the dynamics of using humans and machines to deliver services and produce products.  Virtualisation, telecommuting, and advances in robotics have reached a level of maturity which enables organisations to realise benefits from pursuing technological solutions.  It is changing both what tasks and roles humans now perform and influencing decisions about where to locate aspects of the organisation. 
  • Sourcing skills from the global labour market is changing:  demand for skilled and unskilled labour as well of the cost and availability of labour is changing both in terms of location and numbers.  Companies that made strategic decisions only a couple of years ago to locate operations abroad due to labour costs and availability have found the rationale for their decision no longer exists. 
  • Numbers of unemployed are rising, at the same time organisations report the inability to fill open positions indicating that skills available are not matching employer demand.  Depending on industry and geography this may be a temporary imbalance or indicative of fundamental changes in the labour market.  Many organisations are changing their training and recruitment strategies to ensure the skills they need will be available in the future.
  • For those people about to enter the workforce or displaced workers, understanding the skills and capabilities that will be in demand can increase both job security and also income levels.  There are still large numbers of students focusing on skills and jobs that are declining in demand and large numbers of workers at risk in industries and roles that are becoming redundant.

 

Why is this important?

Few things are more important than labour to an organisation when determining where to locate operations, deciding which markets to pursue for expansion or contraction, acquiring or selling all or part of a business and ensuring future success.   The quality of the workforce, the ability to service customers, and sales channels utilised are all directly related to and impacted by the workforce. 

Failing to understand, anticipate and manage changes in the workforce and labour market can be costly to an organisation or it can deliver huge rewards. For example, moving customer service or manufacturing operations overseas, only to move them back again can be costly in terms of damage to a brand, the negative impact on productivity and hinder the ability to attract quality workers to an organisation.  Common reasons for reversing outsourcing and off-shoring decisions include labour availability, costs, and quality issues all of which are directly related to labour.  Understanding how the workforce and labour market dynamics are changing and then exploring the implications of issues such as outsourcing reduces the chances of making costly mistakes. It is about investing in what is so often described as a company's most important asset.

 

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Elizabeth Rudd
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Sunday, July 1, 2012

@davidvwood, 01/07/2012 20:18

David Wood (@davidvwood)
01/07/2012 20:18
In the future you will be able to choose your dreams. Tax sleep now 2 save a World from total slumber as everything taxable will be a dream.

Friday, February 3, 2012

I Know - Health spa market size

http://www.prweb.com/releases/health_spas_massage/acupuncture_anti-aging/prweb9161362.htm

TED: Homaro Cantu + Ben Roche: Cooking as alchemy - Homaro Cantu / Ben Roche (2011)

Check out this video.
http://showyou.com/v/h:-cPQZtBzJszeUj-t?u=avidday

I know - phones overtake personal computers

http://m.engadget.com/default/article.do?artUrl=http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/03/canalys-more-smartphones-than-pcs-shipped-in-2011/&category=classic&postPage=1

@mashable, 03/02/2012 20:03

Pete Cashmore (@mashable)
03/02/2012 20:03
Is This The Future of Touchscreen Tech? New Video Will Blow Your Mind - on.mash.to/zdXsea

Fungi Discovered In The Amazon Will Eat Your Plastic

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Monday, January 30, 2012

Fwd: Google Alert - hotel trends




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From: Google Alerts <googlealerts-noreply@google.com>
Date: 30 January 2012 21:49:54 CET
To: thehospitalitybiz@gmail.com
Subject: Google Alert - hotel trends

News10 new results for hotel trends
 
Hotel Development Trends 2012
Hotel News Resource
The expectations of US hospitality executives have tempered, but the overwhelming majority remain bullish on the marketplace as investors look to pick up where they left off in 2011 – hunting for deals, according to the DLA Piper 2012 Hospitality ...
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Hotel Development Trends 2011 - Property Transactions Increased 62.8% over 2010
Hotel News Resource
Total hotel property transactions in 2011 amounted to US$14.0 billion, compared to $8.6 billion in 2010, according to data from STR Analytics. This is a 62.8-percent increase over 2010. The average price per key in 2011 was US$200000, compared with ...
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Hotel News Resource
Hotel managers labor to control labor.
4Hoteliers
In aggregate, the participants in PKF Hospitality Research's (PKF-HR) 2011 Trends® in the Hotel Industry survey saw their rooms revenue (RevPAR) rise 5.3 percent, the result of a 6.2 percent increase in the number of rooms occupied and a 0.9 percent ...
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Trends in luxury ADR premiums
Hotel News Now (blog)
One indicator we watch to judge the health of the industry and the speed of a recovery is the average-daily-rate premium luxury hotels command over upper-upscale hotels. Traditionally, there is a clear bifurcation between hotels in different ...
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Hotel News Now (blog)
What are the winning Whatcom wedding trends for 2012?
Bellingham Herald
"One of the big trends is the intimate, understated wedding like in our hotel living room overlooking the bay. "There might be a small, quick ceremony for less than 50, followed by champagne and desserts with a string quartet.
See all stories on this topic »

Bellingham Herald
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust Provides 2012 Outlook
MarketWatch (press release)
"We expect that 2012 will be a very good year for the overall hotel industry, with the continuation of these positive trends. We're forecasting US industry RevPAR to increase between 6% and 8% over 2011. Our portfolio, comprised of high quality hotels ...
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CHECKING IN: Despite Volatility, Hotel Performance, Outlook Improving
CoStar Group
By Mark Heschmeyer Lodging demand trends continue on a solid recovery trajectory, despite heightened global macroeconomic risk stemming from European sovereign debt concerns and a slowdown in China, according to a bevy of reports that hit the market ...
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Mixed fortunes for UK hotel sector in 2011 as London-Provinces gap widens
BigHospitality.co.uk
"While the profit growth was more moderate than in 2010, it shows that hotels can buck the economic trends. "The 13.9 per cent increase in profitability levels achieved in 2010 was always going to be a hard act to follow, but London hoteliers have ...
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BigHospitality.co.uk
Turkey is best in 2011 Hotel Performances
Focus on Travel News
MKG Hospitality's December and end-of-year hotel results are out for the Middle East & North African regions, showing clear-cut trends and a division in hotel performances. Turkey, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia are easily the best performing markets.
See all stories on this topic »
Room Key CEO Aims to Add More Hotels to Website
Washington Post
30 (Bloomberg) -- John Davis, chief executive officer of Room Key, talks about the launch of and strategy for online hotel search engine Roomkey.com. Room Key is a venture owned by six hotel companies including Hyatt Hotels Corp. and Marriott ...
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The Master List of Worldwide Hotel Openings in 2011 || HotelChatter

The Master List of Worldwide Hotel Openings in 2011 || HotelChatter

Saturday, January 28, 2012

New York potential roof top farm land

http://grist.org/list/new-york-city-could-open-up-1200-acres-of-rooftops-for-farming/

Which economies have leaway?

http://www.economist.com/blogs/graphicdetail/2012/01/daily-chart-11?fsrc=scn/tw/te/dc/waitingforthegreenlight

Social graphics

http://www.businessesgrow.com/2012/01/26/forget-demographics-its-all-about-the-socialgraphics/

Shift - manufacture to service

http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2012/01/the-shift-from-manufacturing-to-service-economy/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

@PopcornBrains, 26/01/2012 21:19

BrainReserve (@PopcornBrains)
26/01/2012 21:19
Does Tech-Savvy Beer Store Redefine The Man Cave?j.mp/AqGTgz

MOCOM 2020 - The Future of Mobile Media and Communication

Check out this video on YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FScddkTMlTc&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Mind altering technology

http://m.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/04/memoryedit/?utm_source=Contextly&utm_medium=RelatedLinks&utm_campaign=Previous

Clanning - a new begining?

http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2011-09/07/david-rowan-dna

New recreational drugs

http://m.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/11/digital-narcotic-drugs/

On line doctor!

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204124204577155162382326848.html

Microchipped rats lead the way that our brains will get programmed

http://mashable.com/2012/01/17/microchips-repair-brain-damage/

£25 computer is here!

http://www.kurzweilai.net/raspberry-pi-starts-manufacturing-an-arm-gnulinux-box-for-25

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Icon toppling for Tesco

http://www.goodfuckingidea.com/268/

Advanced Robotic cooking now a reality

http://web.media.mit.edu/~marcelo/cornucopia/

Article: Mind-Reading Armbands - BodyWave Technology at CES 2012 is Mind-Control Without a Headset


Mind-Reading Armbands - BodyWave Technology at CES 2012 is Mind-Control Without a Headset
http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bodywave-technology-at-ces-2012

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Your top 10 predictions for 21... (bbc.co.uk)



Your top 10 predictions for 2112
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INFOGRAPHIC: Generation Y, Emp... (allfacebook.com)



INFOGRAPHIC: Generation Y, Employment And Facebook
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RunKeeper takes next step towa... (gigaom.com)



RunKeeper takes next step towards total health tracking
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5 Infographics For SMBs to Che... (smallbiztrends.com)



5 Infographics For SMBs to Check Out
http://smallbiztrends.com/2012/01/smb-infographics.html

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Top ten accommodation trends from boutique hotel experts

http://www.hospitalitymagazine.com.au/article/Top-ten-accommodation-trends-from-boutique-hotel-experts/533028.aspx

Saturday, January 14, 2012

Do We Need Doctors Or Algorith... (techcrunch.com)



Do We Need Doctors Or Algorithms?
http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/10/doctors-or-algorithms/

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Surgical robots to provide ope... (nextbigfuture.com)



Surgical robots to provide open-source platform for medical robotics research
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Timeu.se: Temporal dynamics of "study"

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6 Incredible Examples Of How Twitter Predicts The Future

6 Incredible Examples Of How Twitter Predicts The Future http://smf.is/1DVaNT (via @summify from @Theyear2030)

Data science - a future hotel department?

http://mashable.com/2012/01/13/career-of-the-future-data-scientist-infographic/

Tweet your friends a smell!

http://mashable.com/2012/01/13/olly/

Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Sanwa Supply Rolls Out Micro Projector For iPhone 4/4S

From TechCrunch: http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/03/sanwa-iphone4-projector/

Tech trends to watch in 2012

http://mashable.com/2011/12/27/5-tech-trends-to-watch-in-2012/

Fwd: Shaping Tomorrow Newsletter




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Date: 4 January 2012 18:16:12 GMT
To: david.wood@gmx.co.uk
Subject: Shaping Tomorrow Newsletter

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